al ‧ cove /ˈælkəʊv $ -koʊv/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: alcôve , from Spanish alcoba , from Arabic al-qubbah 'the arch' ]
a place in the wall of a room that is built further back than the rest of the wall SYN recess